Cudrefin

Cudrefin (French pronunciation: [kydʁəfɛ̃]) is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

[3] Cudrefin has an area, as of 2009[update], of 15.82 square kilometers (6.11 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 1.27 km2 (0.49 sq mi) or 8.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.08 km2 (20 acres) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and 1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi) or 8.2% is unproductive land.

The new coat of arms includes the symbols of both Cudrefin (trout) and the former municipality of Champmartin (crayfish).

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (638 or 75.6%), with German being second most common (170 or 20.1%) and Portuguese being third (14 or 1.7%).

[8] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Cudrefin is; 173 children or 14.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 129 teenagers or 10.8% are between 10 and 19.

[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] The Fountain of Justice is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The entire village of Montet is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[14] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 31.32% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 270 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 37.8%.

[9] There were 450 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 42.2% of the workforce.

The number of jobs in the primary sector was 50, of which 48 were in agriculture, 1 was in forestry or lumber production and 1 was in fishing or fisheries.

In the tertiary sector; 25 or 24.5% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 4 or 3.9% were in the movement and storage of goods, 30 or 29.4% were in a hotel or restaurant, 3 or 2.9% were in the information industry, 2 or 2.0% were technical professionals or scientists, 4 or 3.9% were in education.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 182 or 21.6% were Roman Catholic, while 482 or 57.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

In the Vaud cantonal school system, two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts.

The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years.

Cudrefin
Main street in Cudrefin
Village center with Fountain of Justice
Water service station in Cudrefin
Fountain of Justice
The church of Montet-Cudrefin